Eucharist

Eucharist —     Eucharist     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Eucharist     (Gr. eucharistia, thanksgiving).     The name given to the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar in its twofold aspect of sacrament and Sacrifice of Mass, and in which Jesus… …   Catholic encyclopedia

Eucharist — Eu cha*rist, n. [L. eucharistia, Gr. e ycharisti a, lit., a giving of thanks; e y^ + cha ris favor, grace, thanks; akin to chai rein to rejoice, and prob. to yearn: cf. F. eucharistie.] 1. The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Eucharist — noun eccl. евхаристия, причастие …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

eucharist — 1> церк. эвхаристия; (святое) причастие 2> церк. святые дары 3> церк. благодарственный молебен …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Eucharist — For Eucharistic liturgies, see Christian liturgy. Most Precious Blood redirects here. For other uses, see Most Precious Blood (disambiguation). For other uses, see Eucharist (disambiguation). The institution of the Eucharist has been a key theme… …   Wikipedia

Eucharist — Eucharistic, Eucharistical, adj. Eucharistically, adv. /yooh keuh rist/, n. 1. the sacrament of Holy Communion; the sacrifice of the Mass; the Lord s Supper. 2. the consecrated elements of the Holy Communion, esp. the bread. 3. (l.c.) the giving… …   Universalium

Eucharist — It is the sacrament of Thanksgiving or of Holy Communion. Our Lord Christ established it in Person (Matt. 26:26). The whole congregation participate with the celebrant and deacons together in the Eucharist s prayers and Hymns. Although all… …   Dictionary of church terms

Eucharist — ˈju:kərɪst сущ.; церк. евхаристия, причастие celebrate Eucharist ≈ причащаться в первый раз to give Eucharist ≈ причащать to receive the Eucharist ≈ причащаться (церковное) эвхаристия; (святое) причастие (церковное) святые дары (церковное) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

Eucharist — noun Etymology: Middle English eukarist, from Anglo French eukariste, from Late Latin eucharistia, from Greek, Eucharist, gratitude, from eucharistos grateful, from eu + charizesthai to show favor, from charis favor, grace, gratitude; akin to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

eucharist — сущ. религ. евхарист (установленная форма отправления религиозного культа) See: liturgy …   Англо-русский экономический словарь